[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 103 (Thursday, July 22, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF MAJOR GENERAL RONALD L. LOWE

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                          HON. LORETTA SANCHEZ

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 22, 2004

  Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Mr. Speaker, the U.S. Congress and 
the nation take great pride in formally recognizing the exceptionally 
meritorious military service of Major General Ronald L. Lowe, U.S. 
Army, who completes his tour as the Chief of Staff, United States 
Pacific Command on the 29th of July 2004. This significant milestone 
marks the completion of more than 38 years of active and reserve 
service to the nation.
  Major General Ronald L. Lowe was assigned to the position of Chief of 
Staff, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii on 4 June 2000. 
Prior to joining the USPACOM staff, General Lowe served for three years 
as the Deputy Commander for Support, Eighth U.S. Army, Yongsan, Korea. 
In this role he served as the senior wartime logistician responsible 
for battle command of all Army combat service support forces in the 
Korea theater of operations. Earlier, MG Lowe served for four years as 
Vice Director of Information Systems for Command, Control, 
Communications and Computers (DISC4), Office of the Secretary of the 
Army, with duty at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
  Prior to recall to active duty under the Defense Department's 
``Chairman's Ten'' program, General Lowe held U.S. Army Reserve command 
assignments with the 351st Civil Affairs Command, the 7th Psychological 
Operations Group and the 14th Psychological Operations Battalion. 
During the early years of his career General Lowe served on active duty 
as a mechanized infantry platoon leader, company commander and 
battalion logistics officer, in Europe. Later he served as a Deputy 
District Senior Advisor in the Republic of Vietnam and as Chief of the 
Enlisted Separations Branch of the U.S. Army Personnel Center.
  General Lowe is a graduate of the Infantry Officer Basic Course, 
Civil Affairs Officer Advanced Course, the Command and General Staff 
College and the Army War College. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree 
from San Jose State University and Certificates in Procurement and 
Applied Total Quality Management from the University of California, 
Berkeley. He has participated in advanced management programs at the 
University of California at Los Angeles, Michigan State University and 
Harvard University. In civilian life, General Lowe retired from Pacific 
Bell, an SBC Communications subsidiary, in 1997. Prior to his 
retirement he served as Pacific Bell's Executive Director of General 
Contracting. More recently he worked in Europe as a senior consultant 
for KPMG. He is a past President of the Senior Army Reserve Commanders 
Association, SARCA, and the National Civil Affairs Association and he 
currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Association of the U.S. 
Army.
  General Lowe has been awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the 
Expert Infantryman's Badge, the Parachutist Badge, the Legion of Merit 
with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Meritorious 
Service Medal, the Army Meritorious Service Medal with 2 Oak Leaf 
Clusters and various other decorations.
  The U.S. Congress congratulates MG Lowe on his retirement, and 
extends its gratitude for his many years of service to our nation.

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